Two Eyes Cenote what I’ve done

She could cry, to think that they would cause him any pain. She hurt in ways she never wanted to. Never thought she would. Wasn’t this a reason she had pushed them away? Here she was in the thick of it.

Will he feel it, if he sleeps? she asked quietly, wanting to to curl protectively around him. He had gone through too much. For whatever reason, the Gods wanted him in her paws. The rest too, probably. She couldn’t very well ignore Their demand, not when They made it like this. 

Still she did not look to Tavina as the boy fought sleep.